Applications are open for a $5k Hypothesis-to-Evidence Grant with Litmus Science, plus a live BYOK tutorial on August 25, new K-Dense Web updates, and our new K-Bench writeup.
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K-Dense Updates

// August 14, 2026

>Hypothesis-to-Evidence Grant

We’re partnering with Litmus Science to provide researchers with $5k to pilot closed-loop experimentation in their labs using K-Dense and Litmus Science. Grantees get up to $5k in funded wet-lab experiments, two months of access to K-Dense Web Plus for experimental design and scoping, and a public case study that showcases the work. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

K-Dense and Litmus Science: closing the loop from hypothesis to experiment

Apply here →

>Live K-Dense BYOK Tutorial

Tuesday, August 25 · 2PM PST · Online

Getting Started with BYOK

Our open-source repo K-Dense BYOK (bring-your-own-key) brings powerful AI co-scientist capabilities to your desktop with complete model sovereignty. Join our upcoming webinar to learn more about Claude Science’s strongest competitor.

Learn more and register →

>K-Dense Web Updates

This week is about staying in control of a long analysis and trusting what comes out of it:

Stop without losing your work. Sessions stay open, and one message picks up where you left off.
See what a stopped run cost. The real charged amount, not the budget cap.
Open any file K-Dense mentions. Figures, folders, and reports named in an answer are now clickable, in your sessions and shared ones.
Traceable claims. Reports distinguish computed from verified, say what was not checked, tie every number to the run behind it, and ship with a manifest of what is in the download.
No write-up before the plan is done. Every approved step has to run first, so the manuscript matches the study you agreed to.
Steadier long sessions. Multi-hour runs ride out temporary service hiccups, and responses come back faster.

Try it in K-Dense Web →

>Weekend Reading

11 min read

Introducing Our Internal Benchmark: K-Bench

K-Bench 01: nine frontier models, 178 real scientific tasks

Built from 178 real scientific tasks and tested across 9 frontier models. Click to read about which ones made the cut.

Read the K-Bench writeup →

New K-Dense BYOK Demos

New K-Dense BYOK demo video

Watch the demos →

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Until next week,

The K-Dense Team

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