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).
Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her island's fishermen can't catch any fish and the crops fail, she learns that the demigod Maui caused the blight by stealing the heart of the goddess, Te Fiti.