UNAM is a multidisciplinary organization and incorporates over ten laboratories with distinct interests, united only by their shared interest in cutting-edge nanotechnology research. Each research group focuses on a certain aspect of nanoscale phenomena, varying from biotechnology to fiber optics, but research at UNAM falls under eight general categories (Optics, photonics, materials science, nanobiotechnology, neuroscience, computational nanotechnology, micro&nanofluidics, MEMS & NEMS, Two-dimensional materials), the contents of which are outlined below.