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).
In the original legends, Mahuika is the fire deity from whom Maui stole the secret of fire. Either this movie will be an adaptation of that legend, or Mahuika will be trying to get revenge on Maui. With Moana and her tribe caught in the middle.