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Mmmmm? Scientists Make Bread Last 60 Days | Popular Science - 0 views

  • Using microwave technology, one company says it can make bread last for two months, thus cutting down on food waste
  • spinoff company claims it can preserve at least some of our food for longer, by zapping it with microwaves
  • Nuked bread can last up to 60 days, according to the company
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  • The equipment, which looks like a CT scanner for food, was originally developed to kill organisms like multi-resistant staph bacteria and salmonella
  • developers realized it also kills bread mold in about a 10-second zap. It works much like a home microwave, but the waves are produced in various frequencies, which allows for uniform heating
  • technology could also preserve fresh food like poultry, produce and more
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