NSES Content Standard E  Science and Technology: Understandings about science and technology  Grades 9-12, page 193  Technological knowledge is often not made public because of patents and the financial potential of the idea or invention. Scientific knowledge is made public through presentations at professional meetings and publication in scientific journals.

 
Benchmark 1C The Nature of Science: The Scientific Enterprise
Grades 6-8, page 17
No matter who does science and mathematics or invents things, or when or where they do it, the knowledge and technology that result can eventually become available to everyone in the world.

Benchmark 3C The Nature of Technology: Issues in Technology
Grades 9-12, page 57
Technological knowledge is not always as freely shared as scientific knowledge unrelated to technology. Some scientists and engineers are comfortable working in situations in which some secrecy is required, but others prefer not to do so. It is generally regarded as a matter of individual choice and ethics, not one of professional ethics.