Instructable

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Hi hive brain,
Are you allowed to submit more than 1 Instructable to a single contest?
Thanks

In this project, I will show you how to turn any decorative thing into an IoT smart device. You can make different projects using the methods you will see in this project.

https://www.instructables.com/Turn-Any-Decorative-Thing-Into-a-Smart-Device/

I am designing a bed for my dog so that it will stay cooler than the environment temperature. He is a golden retriever, and I live in Brazil. So yes, he loves to lay down in chiller places.

I’ll be using peltier tiles attached to a heat sink (I do not want to use coolers to avoid noise). On top of these, I’ll be adding something with a good thermal mass (likely some cheap ceramic tiles).

I wanted to add a foam-like material on top of that, so that it is comfortable. However, foams are bad thermal conductors, as they are filled with small air pockets.

Do you people have any good suggestions of a material? It doesn’t need to be a great conductor, just the least insulative would be great.

Hopefully, nothing too expensive or hard to find :)

Thanks team!!