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Speyside is a region in Scotland with a lot of whiskey distilleries. Speyside is the answer to our Geo Quiz. And scientists in Scotland say they’ve created a new bio-fuel made from the by-products of whiskey. They claim it could be used to power cars. Professor Martin Tangeny is at Edinburgh Napier University. He speaks to anchor Katy Clark about his team’s creation.

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