DEVELOPMENTS AT NIST Researchers in the Metallurgy Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Indium Corporation have jointly developed a new technology, Lead-Based Solders For High Temperature Applications, NIST Docket Number 97-030. Solder produced via the new technology exhibits good wettability and thermal fatigue at moderately high termperatures, such as those that would be encountered by electrical components in the engine compartment of an automobile. Any parties interested in the further development or licensing of the technology described above may write to: J. Terry Lynch, Licensing and CRADA Officer, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Industrial Partnerships Program, Building 820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. This is not an announcement of a contract or grant. WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov.

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