*Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) emit light via electro-luminescence.
*Phosphors, materials that emit light when irradiated by higher-energy electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation
*Laser, and lamp industry
*Phosphor thermometry, measuring temperature using phosphorescence
*Thermoluminescence dating
*Thermoluminescent dosimeter
*Non-disruptive observation of processes within a cell.
Luminescence occurs in some minerals when they are exposed to low-powered sources of ultraviolet or infrared electromagnetic radiation (for example, portable UV lamps) at atmospheric pressure and atmospheric temperatures. This property of these minerals can be used during the process of mineral identification at rock outcrops in the field or in the laboratory.