TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - CERAMICS AND GLASS - Preferred Ratio: The weight ratio of solids portion to organics portion is 20:1 - 1:20.Preferred Compositions: The glass component comprises (in mol%) lead oxide (26-34), silicon dioxide (27-33), boron oxide (0.1-3), aluminum oxide (0.1-15, preferably 5-11), tantalum oxide (0.1-10, preferably 0.1-2), zinc oxide (27-33), bismuth oxide (1-30), zirconium oxide (0.1-10), phosphorus pentoxide (0.1-8), hafnium oxide (0.1-15) or hafnium oxide + indium oxide + gallium oxide (0.1-15), yttrium oxide + ytterbium oxide (0.1-10), antimony (V) oxide (0.1-10), and molybdenum oxide (0.1-3).The glass component may contain first and second glass compositions in a weight ratio of 1:20 - 20:1 (preferably 1:3 - 3:1). The first glass composition comprises (in mol.%) lead oxide (26-34), silicon dioxide (27-33), zinc oxide (20-33), and aluminum oxide (5-11). The second glass composition comprises lead oxide (58-70) and silicon dioxide (5-50).    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRONICS - Preferred Method: The paste is fired at 650-1000degreesC for 1 second - 5 minutes.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The silver component comprises silver flakes or powder, or colloidal particles of silver. The silver component may be oxide of silver and/or salt of silver. The solids portion comprises phosphorus, portion(s) of which is present as a coating on portion(s) of the silver flakes, powder, or colloidal particles. The solids portion further comprises crystalline additive, e.g. bismuth oxide, antimony oxide, indium oxide, gallium oxide, tin oxide, zinc oxide, lead tetraoxide (Pb3O4), lead oxide, silicon dioxide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, boron oxide, tantalum oxide, 4PbO.SiO2, 3PbO.SiO2, 2PbO.SiO2, 3PbO.2SiO2, PbO.SiO2, ZnO.SiO2, and ZrO2.SiO2, or reaction products or combination of these additives.Preferred Composition: The solids portion comprises 0.5-25 wt.% first metal (e.g. lead, bismuth, zinc, indium, gallium, or antimony) and its alloy with second metal(s) (e.g. silver). The solids portion may comprise flaked silver or powdered silver (60-95 wt.%) and colloidal silver (0.1-20 wt.%).