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Evaluation of technology transfer TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 3 II. FINDINGS (WIN2 CHECKLIST) 3 II.1 Impact upon the society 3 II.2 Market attractiveness 5 II.3 Feasibility 6 II.4 Experience 7 II.5 Intellectual Property Strategy 8 III. CONCLUSIONS 8 IV. REFERENCES 9 I. INTRODUCTION Rain and Noise share one common thing between them, that is, for those who get soaked under a heavy rain, it will be too late to look for a shelter; the same happens with noise, once someone has been exposed to a noisy environment, his/her hearing system has already been affected, ear protection would offer little help. In this sense, to have preventative measurements, Professor Wright at the University of Huddersfield has developed what he called 'The Silence Machine' to protect human hearing from unwanted noises. However, the idea behind developing this machine is not new, as it was already introduced in Arthur C. Clarke's 1957 short story 'Silence Please' [1]. The system is comprised of a computer, 8 loudspeakers and 8 microphones [2]. The machine works on a...

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