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Contrary to small [[diamondoid molecular elements|DMEs]] [[diamondoid]] [[microcomponents]] can provide enough space to carry structures for their identification around.

To keep it compact one may only include links to more information.

Relevant informatios about microcomponents are e.g.:
* types and compatibility informations - With this microcomponents that became shuffled somehow can be sorted and [[recycling|recycled]].
* absolute maximum ratings like: e.g. 
* allowed temperature range - see: "[[consistent design for external limiting factors]]"
* predetermined ultimate strength of interfaces (nondestructive overload cleavage may be supported)

A robust simple and easy to handle tag could be a grid of square or hexagonal areas indented to different depths on an outer surface (vaguely similar to QR codes). (Testing peg readout mechanisms ...)

If desired one can additionally to a "normal" info tag even go as far as to give each and every microcomponent a unique identification number - without much effort. Other individual information would be e.g. the creation time.

With rewritable data storage dynamic per microcomponent information can be stored like: 
* number of reuses in different products - one could even include [[clocks]] that can count for ridiculously long time in the small space of a single microcomponent
* estimated damage of the microcomponent - relevant for [[self repairing systems]]
* contamination: whether the component had contact to the external world and thus might have dirt sticking on it

Adding more possibly rewritable data storage capability onto or into a microcomponent one ends up with a [[data storage cell]].
Diamondoid structures (in the sense of stiff rods) do not necessarily have the highest possible data densities but have high [[thermal stability]].

Finer AP structures like alternating passivation with hydrogen and fluorine or more advanced atomically precise [[semi diamondoid structure]]s might be used for maximum density data storage but will be more susceptible to data loss by damage.

== Related ==

* [[Recycling]]

== External Links ==

* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code QR code]

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