# Computer Science Breakthroughs Replicating Bacterial Communication is Key to Better PCs By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-07-02 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bacterial-communication References: [io9](http://io9.com/5574825/computer-science-breakthrough-replicating-bacterial-communication) & [microbeworld.org](http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_jlibrary&view=article&id=4079) If [University of Illinois](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simulated-living-cells) researchers working on an idea to put bacterial communication to work in computers are successful, computer scientists who would like to add molecular communication to electromagnetic systems will be celebrating. The biggest challenge is understanding exactly how bacteria communicate so bio-noise can be filtered from their communications just as electro-noise is filtered from existing technologies. A new way of thinking about bacterial communication has the potential to pair bio-[molecular communication with electromagnetic systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ibm-and-amd). **Implications** - LAST SENTENCE GRAMMAR This is a ground-breaking innovation that utilizes bacteria as a transmitter of information. I would like to innovative thinking like this happen more often. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [AI](https://www.trendhunter.com/ai) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Bacterial Communication in Computers:** Utilizing bacterial communication in computers can lead to advancements in bio-molecular communication with electromagnetic systems. - **Understanding Bacterial Communication:** In-depth understanding of how bacteria communicate can help filter bio-noise from their communications, opening new possibilities for technology. - **Pairing Molecular and Electromagnetic Communication:** Exploring the combination of bio-molecular communication with electromagnetic systems can result in innovative breakthroughs in computer science. ### Who This Affects Most - **Computing:** The computing industry can benefit from incorporating bacterial communication to enhance communication efficiency and performance. - **Bio-technology:** The bio-technology industry can capitalize on the understanding of bacterial communication to develop new methods for bio-molecular communication. - **Electronics:** The electronics industry can explore the integration of bio-molecular and electromagnetic communication for disruptive innovations in technology. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Scalable Brain-Computer Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/braincomputer-interfaces.md) - [Living Printable Materials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/living-ink.md) - [Microscale Swimming Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swimming-robots-1.md) - [Record-Breaking Optical Fibers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highspeed-optical-fiber.md) - [Space-Driven Phage Therapies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-evolved-phages.md) - [Cancer-Combatting Engineered Bacteria](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/staphylococcus-epidermidis.md) - [Marine Microbe Discoveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cellcycle-flaw.md) - [Digitally Simulated Living Cells](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simulated-living-cells.md) - [Revolutionary Quantum Processors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quantum-processor.md)