harvester

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On a farm near Malmesbury in Wiltshire, Robin Aird is preparing to have his combine harvester streamed live across the country as he cuts his corn.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

Tests of a copper oxide light harvester, or photocathode, based on this fabrication technique showed a 70% improvement over existing state-of-the-art oxide photocathodes, while also showing greatly improved stability.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

If I’m honest, what I’ve read most avidly this week were the search results for queries like “what to do with too many apples,” “apple harvester extra tall” and “oh god, so many apples, help.”

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2023

An average harvester would gather about 400 metric tons of nodules per hour from the CCZ floor; that's 67,000 metric tons per week.

From Scientific American • Aug. 15, 2023

“We’d better get going,” said Ton-Ton, firing up the shrimp harvester.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer