The FCC team found that stacking the coatings one on top of another enhanced the anti-reflective properties of each layer.

CNN: New nano coating boosts solar efficiency

Certain materials that can be made to adhere to surfaces in regular lattices could be used to maximise the reflective properties of road signs at night.

ECONOMIST: MONITOR

In this, the stream of video and audio data is recorded as a series of minuscule spots on the disc's surface that have been gently fried by a laser beam and turned from their normal crystalline condition to an amorphous state that has different reflective properties.

ECONOMIST: Digital video discs