One has to wonder why no successful team tried to share their innovative solutions. Either for academic credentials (e.g. as master's or PhD thesis project) or

One has to wonder why no successful team tried to share their innovative solutions. Either for academic credentials (e.g. as master's or PhD thesis project) or even commercially. This strikes me as a huge waste of effort - anything that can be replicated by students seems to be very valuable for future projects, no?