Abstract: A method is provided of manufacturing a device for conducting quantized particles such as photons and electrons. The method comprises the following steps:providing a layer of magnetizable material throughout the length of a conductor;dividing the conductor into conductor pieces having a predetermined length;aligning the conductor pieces by means of a magnetic field in such a manner that their ends are positioned perpendicularly to an abutment face;bundling the conductor pieces to a dense packing; andjoining the bundled conductor pieces to a mechanical unit.The method is preferably carried out in such a manner that the abutment face extends substantially perpendicularly to the direction of the gravitational field and that the attraction caused by the magnetic field is greater than and opposed to the force of gravity caused by the gravitational field.

Abstract: The partial metallization of electrically conductive non-metallic patterns, for example transparent patterns of indium oxide and/or tin oxide or resistance layers of cermet material, on insulating carriers by means of an electroless plating solution. The plating is initiated by applying a potential difference for a short period of time between the patterns and an auxiliary electrode.