Since 1994, the Institute has been gradually diverting the direction from the defense-related research to an interdisciplinary and state-of-the-art research oriented towards world-wide trend and local needs. The new research direction embraces areas in mechanics, nanotechnology, biomechanics, biomedical research, information, and mechatronics. The Institute has further identified three major fields in connection with "Mechanics in Nano-Revolution", namely, 

Waves and N/MEMS

　　Waves and N/MEMS with focus on the analyses and applications of the elastic waves and electromagnetic waves and their interactions.

Nano-Biomechanics

　　Nano-Biomechanics with focus on the examination of characteristics and interactions of micro- or nano-scale biological structures by mechanics approach.

Multi-Scale Mechanical Systems

　　Multi-Scale Mechanical Systems with focus on the exploration of the analytic, experimental, and computational aspects of the systems.