TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The hydrolyzed organosilane and the hydrolyzed organofluorosilane are each separately prepared before combining with each other and with the alkoxysilane. The optical reflection of a coated surface of the coated glass is reduced by 1-3% in absolute terms compared to an uncoated surface of a similar glass. The coating is sufficiently abrasion resistant to pass a test according to specification EN1096.2, such that the optical reflection from a coated surface of the coated glass is not greater than 1 % greater in absolute terms after 1000 strokes of an abrasive pad compared to the initial optical reflection. The contact angle of a water drop and a coated surface of the coated glass is 80-178 degrees . In the article the percent concentration of fluorine throughout the coating is 20-1%. The soiling of at least one coated surface of the coated glass as measured in a laboratory environment is reduced by 50% on average compared to an uncoated surface of a similar glass substrate as measured by accelerated simulated soiling studies. The coating thickness is 100 nm to 1 micron. The refractive index of the coating is 1.3-1.45. The coating is homogenous and substantially nonporous. The coating comprises at least two layers of dried gel. In the article each of the two layers is formed from at least one of the following compositions including an acid hydrolyzed organosilane and an acid hydrolyzed fluorosilane, an acid hydrolyzed organosilane and an acid hydrolyzed alkoxysilane, an acid hydrolyzed fluorosilane and an acid hydrolyzed alkoxysilane, an acid hydrolyzed organosilane, an acid hydrolyzed fluorosilane, and an acid hydrolyzed alkoxysilane. The glass is a subcomponent of an electronic display, a solar module or a building, where the building is a greenhouse. The coated glass increases the peak power output of the solar module by 1-3% compared to a solar module fabricated with a similar, but uncoated, glass. The energy generation of the system is increased by 1-10% in absolute terms compared to a similar system that utilizes uncoated solar modules. The energy generation losses due to soiling are reduced by 1-10% in absolute terms compared to a similar system that utilizes uncoated solar modules.