TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - CERAMICS AND GLASS - Preferred Composition: The conductive paste comprises (wt.%) conductive powder (5-95) and titanium-based metallic glass (5-95); and further comprises a binder. Preferred Components: The titanium-based metallic glass is crystallized by heating in a process furnace at 300-800 degrees C in air. The firing temperature is 300-1000 degrees C. The binder includes one of glass frit, and/or metallic glass. The titanium-based metallic glass includes one of Ti50Cu50, Ti57Cu43, Ti49.75Cu49.75Al0.5, Ti49.5Cu49.5Al1, Ti49Cu49Al2, Ti49.75Cu49.75Nb0.5, Ti49.5Cu49.5Nb1, Ti49Cu49Nb2, Ti50Cu35Ni15, Ti50Cu32Ni15Sn3, Ti50Cu30Ni15Sn5, Ti50Cu25Ni15Sn5Zr5, Ti50Cu42.5Ni7.5 Ti47.5Cu42.5Ni7.5Zr2.5, and/or Ti45Cu40Ni5Sn5Zr5. The titanium-based metallic glass includes a composition of formula TixCuyM'z.x=45.0 to 60.0 (preferably 45.0 to 50.0);y=25.0 to 50.0 (preferably 25.0 to 42.5);M'=an element including one of aluminum (Al), niobium (Nb), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), and zirconium (Zr) (preferably Ni);z=0.5 to 15.0 (preferably 7.5-15.0);x+y+z= less than or equal to 1.0.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRONICS - Preferred Components: In the solar cell, the electrode includes a buffer layer adjacent to one region of the semiconductor layer, and an electrode portion electrically connected to another region of the semiconductor layer. The buffer layer includes one of glass frit and/or metallic glass.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - METALLURGY - Preferred Components: The conductive powder includes at least one of silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and/or their alloy. The titanium-based metallic glass is an amorphous alloy including titanium (Ti) as a main component and at least one element other than titanium, and the at least one element other than titanium includes at least one of nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), zirconium (Zr), silicon (Si), silver (Ag), gold (Au), calcium (Ca), beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), zinc (Zn), potassium (K), lithium (Li), iron (Fe), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rubidium (Rb), chromium (Cr), and strontium (Sr). EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.