NBC News cited tests conducted in 2013 by Ali Rangwala, professor of Fire Protection Engineering, that led to passage last week of the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020, which establishes performance standards to protect against portable fuel container explosions. The piece showed that under certain conditions — including a very low volume of gasoline left inside — gas container explosions are possible.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reported on test burns done at the Joint Maritime Test Facility in Mobile, Alabama which demonstrated the potential for the Flame Refluxer. The technology developed at WPI by Ali Rangwala, Professor of Fire Protection Engineering, with funding from BSEE, to efficiently burn oil spills while also minimizing water and air pollution. The segment aired nationally on NPR's All Things Considered program.