Answer:
Physicists have built devices to move me very fast. My last seven letters can be commonly found in newspapers magazines and journals.
When I point up, it's bright. When I point down, it's dark. What am I?
I am rarely touched but often held and if you are smart you'll use me well.
I am an instrument capable of making numerous sound but cannot be touched or seen.
My first is second in line; I send shivers up your spine; not quite shining bright I glitter in the light.
A little house full of meat, no door to go in and eat.