TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Film: The film further comprises several alternating layers of the oxide layer and the protective polymer layer on the base polymer layer; and an oxide layer applied to the protective polymer layer, optionally where the oxide layer comprises silicon aluminum oxide. Preferred Process: The process further involves sequentially repeating steps (b) and (c) to form several alternating layers of the protective polymer layer and the oxide layer on the base polymer layer; and applying an oxide layer to a top protective polymer layer, optionally where the oxide layer comprises at least one of silicon aluminum oxide or indium tin oxide. In the process, step (a) involves evaporating a base polymer precursor; condensing the evaporated base polymer precursor onto the substrate; and curing the evaporated base polymer precursor to form the base polymer layer, where the base polymer precursor comprises a (meth)acrylate monomer. The step (b) involves depositing an oxide onto the base polymer layer to form the oxide layer, where depositing is achieved using sputter deposition, reactive sputtering, and/or plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; and applying a layer of an inorganic silicon aluminum oxide to the base polymer layer. The step (c) further comprises at least one of co-evaporating the (meth)acryl-silane compound with the (meth)acryloyl compound from a liquid mixture, or sequentially evaporating the (meth)acryl-silane compound and the (meth)acryloyl compound from separate liquid sources, optionally where the liquid mixture comprises the (meth)acryl-silane ( not greater than 10 wt.%); and at least one of co-condensing the (meth)acryl-silane compound with the (meth)acryloyl compound onto the oxide layer, or sequentially condensing the (meth)acryl-silane compound and the (meth)acryloyl compound on the oxide layer. The step of reacting the (meth)acryloyl compound with the (meth)acryl-silane compound to form a protective polymer layer on the oxide layer occurs at least in part on the oxide layer. Preferred Components: The (meth)acryl-silane compound is compound of formula (R'm)x-R1-(R2)y (preferably 13-hydroxy-3,3-dimethoxy-7-methyl-10-oxo-2,11-dioxa-7-aza-3-silatetradecan-14-yl methacrylate or 13-hydroxy-3,3-dimethoxy-10-oxo-7-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)-2,11-dioxa-7-aza-3-silatetradecan-14-yl methacrylate). The oxide layer comprises oxides, nitrides, carbides or borides of atomic elements from Groups IIA, IIIA, IVA, VA, VIA, VIIA, IB, or IIB, metals of Groups IIIB, IVB, or VB, and/or rare-earth metals.x and y=at least 1;R'm=a (meth)acryl group having the formula -X2-C(O)C(R3)=CH2;X2=-O, -S, or -NR3;R3=H or 1-4C alkyl;R1=covalent bond, polyvalent alkylene, (poly)cycloalkylene, heterocyclic, or arylene group (where the alkylene groups optionally contain at least one catenary oxygen or nitrogen atoms, or pendant hydroxyl groups);R2=silane-containing group derived from the Michael reaction between an aminosilane and an acryloyl group of formula -X2-C(O)CH2CH2-N(R4)-R5-Si(Y'p)(R6)3-p;R4=1-6C alkyl, cycloalkyl, -R5-Si(Y'p)(R6)3-p, or (R'm)x-R1-X2-C(O)-CH2CH2-;R5=a divalent alkylene group (where the alkylene groups optionally contains at least one catenary O or N);Y'=hydrolysable group selected from alkoxy, acetate, aryloxy or halo;R6=monovalent alkyl or aryl;p=1-3.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The first and second (meth)acryloyl compound are selected from tricyclodecanedimethanol diacrylate, 3-(acryloxy)-2-hydroxy-propylmethacrylate, triacrylaoxyethyl isocyanurate, glycerol diacrylate, ethoxylated trimethylolpropane diiacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, propoxylated (3) glyceryl diacrylate, propoxylated (5,5) glyceryl diacrylate, propoxylated (3) trimethylolpropane diacrylate, propoxylated (6) trimethylolpropane diacrylate), trimethylolpropane diacrylate, di-trimethylolpropane tetraacrylate, and/or dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate. The (meth)acryloyl compound is Sartomer SR 833s (RTM: tricyclodecane dimethanol diacrylate). The substrate comprises a flexible transparent polymeric film, optionally where the substrate comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene napthalate (PEN), heat stabilized PET, heat stabilized PEN, polyoxymethylene, polyvinylnaphthalene, polyetheretherketone, fluoropolymer, polycarbonate, polymethylmethacrylate, poly a-methyl styrene, polysulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyetherimide, polyethersulfone, polyamideimide, polyimide, and/or polyphthalamide. The base polymer layer comprises an acrylate smoothing layer. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.