A method and system for redundancy in Ethernet Virtual Connections are disclosed. This process may be fueled with low, or negative cost \u201ccarbon-neutral\u201d fuels such as waste water treatment plant sludge, biomass, precipitated lignins, coal, or other low cost solid fuels. The membrane is brought into close proximity and coarse alignment to the surface by a positioning mechanism, such that the nanomagnets on the membrane attract to and self-align with the nanomagnets on said surface based on the nanomagnet magnetizations. Guiding pattern shapes are then generated employing the diffusion shapes.