NOVELTY - Making a device or a component of device involves providing laminae (320, 322, 324, 326, 328) made from a non-thin film metal or metal alloy and stacked to define internal laminae disposed between external laminae, at least one of the internal laminae having structure(s), substructure(s), and fixture bridge(s); and dissociating the substructure by applying an electrical current across the fixture bridge sufficient to eliminate the fixture bridge.    USE - For making a device or a component of device, particularly microscale or mesoscale device, such as micromechanical systems, microelectromechanical systems, miniature energy and chemical systems, microthermal systems, microthermo-mechanical systems, cryocoolers, alpha-Stirling coolers, heat pumps, compressors, thermal compressors, refrigerators, heat engines, valves, nozzled valves, ink-jet print-head valves, fuel cells, fuel combustors, fuel processors, or systems comprising the above devices (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method allows low-cost, high-volume production of microtechnology-based energy and chemical systems (MECS) sufficient to compete with conventional macroscale energy and chemical systems. It can make miniature systems having components that are freely movable within the system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Making a device or a component of a device, involves providing laminae made from a non-thin film metal or metal alloy and stacked to define internal laminae disposed between external laminae. The laminae coupled together collectively define a monolithic device or a component of a device. At least one of the internal lamina has structure(s) (336, 338, 340), substructure(s) (330, 332, 334), and fixture bridge(s) (342, 344, 346), with the structure and the substructure defining a space between them. The substructure is coupled to the structure by the fixture bridge across the space. The substructure is dissociated by applying an electrical current across the fixture bridge sufficient to eliminate the fixture bridge.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic plan view of laminae used to make a displacer and a cylinder for alpha-Stirling cooler.    Laminae (320, 322, 324, 326, 328)    Substructure (330, 332, 334)    Structure (336, 338, 340)    Fixture bridges (342, 344, 346)