Photo of the Day: Mold-Free Bread

In this Dec. 6, 2012, photo, Don Stull, chief executive officer of Microzap, Inc., places a loaf of bread inside a patented microwave that kills mold spores in Lubbock, Texas. The company claims the technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days.

Jan 8th, 2013

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(AP) — In this Dec. 6, 2012, photo, Don Stull, chief executive officer of Microzap, Inc., places a loaf of bread inside a patented microwave that kills mold spores in Lubbock, Texas.

The company claims the technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. (AP Photo/John Mone)

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