TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The inorganic infrared absorbing nanoparticles (0.1 - 20 wt.%), comprise nanoparticles of antimony tin oxide (ATO), indium tin oxide (ITO) and/or lanthanum hexaboride (LaB6). The ethylene acid copolymer is at least partially neutralized with sodium cations and/or zinc cations. The additional layer is a rigid sheet comprising or produced from glass, window glass, plate glass, silicate glass, sheet glass, float glass, colored glass, specialty glass, glass coated with at least one sputtered metal, glass coated with ATO and/or ITO, E-glass, Solex (RTM: coated glass), Toroglass (RTM: coated glass), polycarbonate, acrylics, polyacrylate, cyclic polyolefins, metal plate, or ceramic plate. The rigid sheet is transparent.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The adhesive and primer is selected from gamma-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane and/or N-beta-(aminoethyl)-gamma-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane polyallylamine. The ethylene acid copolymer comprises at least one alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated acid comonomers (0.1 - 30 wt.%) selected from acrylic acid, (meth)acrylic acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, and monomethyl maleic acid; acrylic acid and/or (meth)acrylic acid; at least one comonomer selected from methyl (meth)acrylate, butyl (meth)acrylate, glycidyl (meth)acrylate, and/or vinyl acetate. Preferred Film: One or both surfaces of the polymeric film is treated to enhance adhesion with a treatment selected from the adhesive, primer, flame treatment, plasma treatment, electron beam treatment, oxidation treatment, corona discharge treatment, chemical treatment, chromic acid treatment, hot air treatment, ozone treatment, ultraviolet light treatment, sand blast treatment and/or solvent treatment.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Laminate: The solar control laminate further comprises at least one additional layer. The laminate has a structure selected from polymeric sheet/solar control film; rigid sheet/polymeric sheet/solar control film; rigid sheet/polymeric sheet/solar control film/polymeric sheet/rigid sheet; rigid sheet/polymeric sheet/solar control film/polymeric sheet/film; rigid sheet/polymeric sheet/film/sheet/solar control film; and rigid sheet/polymeric sheet/solar control film/polymeric sheet/rigid sheet/polymeric sheet/film/polymeric sheet/rigid sheet (where the '/' indicates adjacent layers). At least two layers of the solar control laminate are laminated directly to one another so that they are contiguous. Preferred Components: The solar control film and the polymeric sheet are contiguous. The polymeric film has a thickness of 0.1 (0.003 mm) - 10 mils (0.25 mm). The polymeric film comprises a material selected from poly(ethylene terephthalate), polycarbonate, polypropylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, cyclic polyloefins, norbornene polymers, polystyrene, syndiotactic polystyrene, styrene-acrylate copolymers, acrylonitrile-styrene copolymers, poly(ethylene naphthalate), polyethersulfone, polysulfone, nylons, poly(urethanes), acrylics, cellulose acetates, cellulose triacetates, vinyl chloride polymers, polyvinyl fluoride, and polyvinylidene fluoride; and is a biaxially oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate) film. The matrix material (20 - 99.99 wt.%), and comprises at least one film-forming material selected from acrylic resin, acrylate resin, urethane resin, urea resin, epoxy resin, phenoxy resin, chlorinated polyether resin, fluorine-containing resin, polyvinyl acetal, polyvinyl formal, silicone resin, ABS resin, poly(vinyl butyral) resin, poly-4-methylpentene, polytrifluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, olefin polymer and copolymer, poly(ethylene-co-n-butyl acrylate-co-glycidyl acrylate), poly(ethylene-co-methyl acrylate), poly(ethylene-co-ethyl acrylate), poly(ethylene-co-butyl acrylate), poly(ethylene-co-(meth)acrylic acid), metal salt of poly(ethylene-co-(meth)acrylic acid), poly((meth)acrylate), poly(vinyl acetate), poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol), poly(cyclic olefin), polyester, poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(1,3-propyl terephthalate), poly(ethylene-co-1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol terephthalate), poly(vinyl chloride) compositions, poly(vinylidene chloride), polystyrene, polyamides, polycarbonates, poly(bisphenol A carbonate), polysulfide, poly(phenylene sulfide), polyethers, poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide), polysulfone resin, starch, starch derivative, modified starch, thermoplastic starch, cellulose, cellulose derivative, modified cellulose, cellulose ester, cellulose mixed ester, cellulose ether, and/or copolymer. The polymeric sheet comprises a material with a modulus of less than or equal to 20000 psi (138 MPa) (preferably less than or equal to 20000 psi (138 MPa) - 100000 psi (690 MPa)) as measured by ASTM Method D-638; an ethylene acid copolymer composition or an ionomer derived from an ethylene acid copolymer composition (preferably ethylene acid copolymer). The material is selected from poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), ethyl acrylic acetate, ethyl methacrylate, metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene, poly(vinyl chloride), ISD resins, polyurethanes, acoustic modified poly(vinyl chloride), poly(vinyl butyral), and acoustic modified poly(vinyl butyral) (preferably poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) or poly(vinyl butyral)). The additional layer comprises or is produced from optionally oriented polyester film, polycarbonate films, polyurethane film, or polyvinyl chloride film (preferably biaxially oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate)); a sheet comprising or produced from poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), ethyl acrylic acetate, ethyl methacrylate, metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene, poly(vinyl chloride), ISD resins, polyurethanes, acoustic modified poly(vinyl chloride), poly(vinyl butyral), acoustic modified poly(vinyl butyral), ethylene acid copolymer composition and an ionomer derived from an ethylene acid copolymer composition. Preferred Coating: The coating has a thickness of less than or equal to 0.25 mm (10 mils), and is produced from a polymer melt, polymer solution, emulsion polymer, or mixture of at least one polymer solution and at least one emulsion polymer or comprises or is produced from a radiation-curable coating, photo-cationic-curable coating, thermally curable coating, or inorganic coating. The coating further comprises a UV-curable hard coat layer. EXAMPLE - A solar control laminate was prepared as follows: Two Butacite (RTM: polyvinyl butyral interlayer sheet) and Raubarrier TFI-5063N (RTM: solar control layer) as a solar control film was conditioned overnight at 23% relative humidity at a temperature of 72.1degreesF. A glass/interlayer/film/interlayer/glass pre-press assembly consisting of a clear annealed float glass plate layer, first conditioned Butacite sheet layer, solar control film, second conditioned Butacite sheet layer, and second clear annealed float glass plate layer (each layer measuring 6 inches by 12 inches; glass layers 2.5 mm thick; Butacite sheets 15 mils thick) was laminated according to the standard procedure. The compressive shear strength, pummel adhesion, haze, solar transmission, visible light Transmission and transmission of light from a standard illuminant A source was measured and found to be 3076 psi; 8/8; 0.99%; 40.6%; 63.7% and 65.8% respectively.