The current situation, trends and possibilities in Continuum Mechanics are reviewed. Special attention is given to its application in solid state physics as well on a phenomenological as on the microscopic scale. Current problems in Micromechanics of solids, such as mechanical interactions of defects near surfaces and interfaces and interfaces are dealt with. Recent investigations on the generalized J‐integral concepts in fracture mechanics are discussed too. The paper gives some information on new trends of micromechanics towards micromechanics towards micro‐continuum‐thermodynamics. Some remarks are presented concerning stress‐assisted diffusion phenomena as a special case of the generalized mechanics of diffusion. The possibilities of the powerfull finite element method (FEM) in micromechanics of continuous media are spoken about. The interrelation between continuum mechanics and quantum mechanics is discussed about, the possibility of quantum states of cracks too.