These instruments could slice (section) pieces of biological materials as thin as 500 angstroms (angstroms = 10-10 meters). 1  1983 - Scanning laser confocal microscope is commercially available. 2  1982 - Scanning Probe Microscope is invented and works by measuring current. 3  1986 - Atomic Force Microscope is invented and measures force instead of 4  ... 198
Tala is Moana's grandmother and the mother of Motunui's village leader Tui. Like her granddaughter, she has a love for sea exploration, having come from an ancestry of South Pacific navigators. Unlike the other villagers, Tala has not forgotten her roots (or chose to ignore them, as in Tui's case).
John Musker and Ron Clements on a Moana research trip. Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures. âAnybody who is familiar with the history of the Pacific Islanders in film, thereâs cause for worry,â said Dionne Fonoti, an anthropologist and filmmaker from Samoa who was part of the Trust.