Abstract: Hybrid organic/inorganic coating compositions of nanometer thickness are described, where the organic layer is a clay-containing layer comprising a clay and a hydrophilic polymer and the inorganic layer is a metal-containing layer comprising a metal with a refractive index greater than 1.5, where the coating compositions allow for the generation and tenability of iridescent color through control of the coat thickness.

Abstract: Hybrid organic/inorganic coating compositions of nanometer thickness are described, where the organic layer is a clay-containing layer comprising a clay and a hydrophilic polymer and the inorganic layer is a metal-containing layer comprising a metal with a refractive index greater than 1.5, where the coating compositions allow for the generation and tenability of iridescent color through control of the coat thickness.

Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system has a weighted comparison module, comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory, a processor, and a user device. The weighted comparison module, processor, and user device are configured to receive data of at least one decision-making goal parameter via the user device, determine a plurality of decision-making factors, determine a weight for each of the plurality of decision-making factors, continuously receive data affecting decision-making, determine at least one relationship between an increase or a decrease of a value of the at least one decision-making goal parameter and the plurality of decision-making factors based on iteratively modifying the weights for each of the plurality of decision-making factors and analyzing the continuously-received data, and optimize the value of the at least one decision-making goal parameter by iteratively modifying the weights for each of the plurality of decision-making factors based on the at least one relationship.