News

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.