TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - CERAMICS AND GLASS - Preferred Components: The glass having a melting point less than 600 degrees C is vanadate glasses, lead based glasses, tin glasses, phosphate glasses, borate glasses, bismuth glasses, thallate glasses or tin-zinc-phosphorus glasses. At least one substrate is: metal coated glass (preferred), metal, conductive substrates or conductive oxides, where the step (b) includes applying a powder coating to the metal object using a mask, and at least one metal comprising silver, copper, tin or aluminum is applied to a glass plate in a pattern comprising full covering, partial covering or conductive traces; and a ceramic, preferably a glass-ceramic.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Method: In the method: prior to (c) at least one of the metal object and the seal material is preheated by laser or induction heating; and providing a hybrid seal material includes at least one of electrostatic deposition, powder coating, spray coating, dip coating, doctor blading, stenciling, and ink-jet printing on at least one of the metal object and the substrates. An active layer is provided in a cavity formed by the cut out portion (135) and the substrates. The cavity is formed by the substrates, the metal object and the seal, where the cavity houses a device. Preferred Components: The seal is hermetic. The seal material is: at least one of organic, inorganic, hybrid or glasses having a melting point less than 600 degrees C; inorganic particles distributed in a matrix of organic material; and provided in the form of a tape. The substrates are metal, glass, very low expansion glass ceramics, ceramics, low expansion borosilicate glass, aluminosilicate glass, ion-exchanged sodium aluminosilicate glass, potassium exchanged aluminosilicate glass chemically strengthened glass, tempered glass, surface strengthened metal coated glass, conductive substrates, conductive oxides, indium tin oxide, fluorinated tin oxide or transparent conductive oxides. The metal object: is a wire; is a sheet of metal having a thickness, optionally including a cut-out portion; is at least partially coated with a powder coating comprising thermoplastics, thermosets, ionomer resins, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, PVC, high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, acrylics, polymethyl methacrylate, silicones, polyesters, epoxies, epoxypolyesters, polyurethanes, halogenated plastics, condensation plastics, poly addition plastics, crosslinking plastics, fluoropolymers, PTFE, polyamides, polycarbonates, nylons, natural rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, poly(vinyl butyral), polyimide, self-reinforced polyphenylene, thermoplastic polyimide, polyamide-imide, high-temperature sulfone, perfluorosulfonic acid, polyether ether ketone, polyphenylsulfone, polyetherimide, polyethersulfone, polysulfone, liquid crystal polymer, polyarylamide, high-performance nylon, polyphenylene sulfide, polyphthalamide, polypropylene carbonate, cyclo olefin copolymer, acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene, PVC alloys, crosslinked polyethylene, polyvinylidene chloride, polybutylene terephthalate, ethylene terephthalate, polyoxymethylene, glycidyl methacrylate or triglycidyl isocyanurate; and includes a metal comprising aluminum, aluminum alloys (including AL-1050, AL-1060, AL-1100, AL-3003, AL-6063, AL-5052, AL-514, AL-6061, AL-384 and AL-2024), copper, nickel, iron, stainless steel, 102 stainless steel, 201 stainless steel, 202 stainless steel, 300 series stainless steel, 302 stainless steel, 304 stainless steel, 308 stainless steel, 309 stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 321 stainless steel, 405 stainless steel, 408 stainless steel, 409 stainless steel, 410 stainless steel, 416 stainless steel, 420 stainless steel, 430 stainless steel, 439 stainless steel, 440 stainless steel, 446 stainless steel, 501 stainless steel, 502 stainless steel, 2205 stainless steel, 2304 stainless steel, 2507 stainless steel, 630 stainless steel, nickel-iron alloys, nickel-chromium alloys, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, Invar (RTM: Nickel-iron alloy), Kovar (RTM: Iron-nickel-cobalt alloy), Alloy 36 (RTM: Nickel-iron low-expansion alloy containing 36% nickel), Alloy 42 (RTM: Iron nickel alloy), Alloy 42-6 (RTM: Iron nickel alloy), Alloy 48 (RTM: Iron nickel alloy), Alloy 49 (RTM: Iron-nickel alloy), Alloy 52 (RTM: Nickel iron alloy), Alloy 600 (RTM: Nickel-chromium alloy), Alloy 625 (RTM: Nickel-chromium alloy), Inconel (RTM: Nickel-chromium-based superalloy), Alloy 718 (RTM: Nickel-chromium alloy), nickel 200, nickel 201, nickel 205, nickel 233, nickel 270, tin, any of the foregoing coated in a polymer, or their alloys. The inorganic particles/the inorganic seal material is are(is) metal, glass, metal oxides, silica, quartz, cements, inorganic polymers, mica sheets, mica flakes, glass powders, sodium-boron-silicon glass, boron-silicon glass, hygroscopic inorganic additives, zeolites, molecular sieves, desiccant materials, calcium chloride, calcium sulfate, magnesium chloride, zinc chloride, potassium carbonate, potassium phosphate, carnallite, ferric ammonium citrate, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, metal powders up to 5 mu , or metal flakes up to 5 mu . EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.