Leo Kouwenhoven is a notable physicist known for his work in condensed matter physics, particularly in the areas of quantum computing and topological phases of matter. He has made significant contributions to the understanding and development of Majorana fermions, which are quasiparticles that can arise in certain materials and have potential applications in quantum computing due to their non-abelian statistics, making them promising candidates for topological qubits.
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