Combat-ready pizza.

• Position: FOOD - Pizza that will remain fresh for up to three years - Brief article

Pizza can still taste pretty good the next day, but a military lab in Massachusetts is closing in on a recipe that will keep pizza fresh for up to three years. U.S. soldiers have been asking for battle-ready pizza since 1981 when "meals ready to eat," or MREs, began replacing canned food on the front lines. But scientists have only recently figured out how to make a long-lasting pizza that doesn't require refrigeration. Keeping the pizza from getting moldy was the big challenge. So lab chefs...