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Vote for your favourite instructable

Today two teams have been tasked with designing a product from a set of Kitronik parts and writing an instructable to go with it. You can help decide which team wins by voting for your favourite idea.

10% off all Antex products

We have taken 10% off the already low catalogue price on all Antex products. Get your order in now as the offer closes at the end of July 2013.

Visit us at the London maker faire

Kitronik are proud to be a sponsor of the first Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire. We'd love you to come and see us at the show and to help it become a success.

Kitronik are recruiting - Production team leader / operations supervisor

Kitronik has continued to grow rapidly and we are now looking for a Production team leader / operations supervisor to expand our team.

Kitronik January product update

New and featured products covered in our January 2013 news and product update.

Warehouse panoramic view

Bare Conductive came to visit it us and Matt took this great 360 degree panoramic picture of our warehouse.

Antex craft tool offer

On every Antex craft tool you buy before Easter we will send you an accompanying heat resistant cutting mat worth £5.50 absolutely free of charge.

Kitronik are recruiting!

Kitronik has continued to grow rapidly and we are now looking for a graduate Electronics Engineer to expand our small design team.

Kitronik November product update

New and featured products covered in our November 2012 news and product update.

Ask Kitronik live - Saturday the 17th November

Ask Kitronik is your chance to ask us a question on just about anything (though hopefully electronics or design related).

Kitronik September product update

New and featured products covered in our September 2012 news and product update.

Kitronik June product update

New and featured products covered in our June news and product update.

Kitronik products shown to The Queen at Diamond Jubilee event

Kitronik's E-Textiles products shown to The Queen.

Kitronik May product update

New and featured products covered in our May product update.

Kitronik has gone social

Join us on Facebook, Twitter & Google+.

Kitronik March product update

New and featured products covered in our March product update.

Kitronik is recruiting an admin assistant

This is a full time job based in Nottingham, applications for this position have now closed.

An overview of the Kitronik offices

We've been in our new building for nearly a year. This articels explains how we are settling in.

Extended E-Textiles range now available

We've increased the number of products available in our popular 'Electro Fashion' E-Texiles range.

January product update

New products added in January.

November product update

This is our first new product update and includes all the new products added since September 2011.

Design and Technology show 2011

A brief update of this years Design and Technology show at the NEC in Birmingham.

Believe in D&T

The government is reviewing the National Curriculum and students statutory entitlement to D&T may be removed.

Colour changing night light - how it works

Find out how Kitronik's colour changing night light circuit works.

SparkFun kits now available

If you are looking for an advanced electronics project, check out the new range from SparkFun.

USB - The easy alternative to batteries

If you want a greener alternative to batteries, why not use a USB power lead.

Arduino - a review of the open-source embedded platform

If you want to find out what Arduino is and how to get started, this article will explain everything you need to know.

Harnessing the power of the sun

See how you can harness the power of the sun with our solar powered garden light.

Which resistor should I use with my LED?

Learn how to work out the correct resistor to use with your LED.

Kitronik has moved

Kitronik has moved to larger premises.

New stereo amplifier

New stereo amplifier now available

Gem range extended

Details about our new extended gem range for use in textiles lessons.

Fabric and Gem Master tools

Our new Fabric Master and Gem Master tools offer a range of possibilities for textiles teachers.

Year 6 D&T Enrichment Day

This article outlines a D&T enrichment day at Herne Junior School that Kitronik sponsored. The day involved building the easy to build torch kit and showed that soldering could be achieved with students of this age.

Can colourful effect be this simple?

Are you looking to light your products up? This update lists a number of ways in which our colour changing (rainbow) LED can be used.

Antex soldering irons

We've extended our range of Antex soldering irons.

USB power made simple

Power your products from the USB port of a computer using our new USB power cable detailed in this flyer.

Super capacitor replaces batteries

If you want to replace batteries by using a super capacitor this guide will also explain how to do this.

Electronics in textiles

Find out about our new conductive thread kits for textiles.

Get revising

Get revising with our interactive learn and test zone.

Boat race

See how to create a boat that automatically stops at the end of a race.