Embodiments are directed to a computing system that operates at least partially through a medium, which may be a human. The computing system includes a first acoustic computing element implanted in the human. The first acoustic computing element receives input acoustic vibration. The first acoustic computing element converts a first portion of the input acoustic vibration to energy that powers an operation of the first acoustic computing element. The first acoustic computing element converts a second portion of the input acoustic vibration to stored energy of the first acoustic computing element. The first acoustic computing element converts a third portion of the input acoustic vibration to a first input data that is processed by the first acoustic computing element. The first acoustic computing element generates and transmits a first output acoustic vibration based on the first input data.
