Abstract: A method of detecting hybridization of complementary segments of nucleic acids by heat generated upon the aforementioned hybridization; a method of detecting the presence of a predetermined reactant in a sample suspected of containing the same, and an apparatus for detecting hybridization of complementary segments of nucleic acids by a heat generated upon aforementioned hybridization, that implements a pyroelectric thermal sensor or a bolometric thermal sensor or a quantum well thermal sensor.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method of detecting hybridization of complementary segments of nucleic acids by a heat generated upon aforementioned hybridization, a method of detecting the presence of a predetermined reactant in a sample suspected of containing the same, a method of detecting complex responses occur in biological systems by a heat generated upon triggering the same and a method of detecting the presence of a predetermined explosive material; an apparatus for detecting hybridization of complementary segments of nucleic acids by a heat generated upon aforementioned hybridization, an apparatus for detecting the presence of a predetermined reactant in a sample suspected of containing the same, and an apparatus for detecting the presence of a predetermined explosive material; a system for detecting complex responses occur in biological systems by a heat generated upon triggering of aforesaid biological systems; implementing a pyroelectric thermal sensor or a bolometric thermal sensor or a qua